Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Santos The Rustle of the Sheets . . .
Essays

While I think all of these essays are wonderful, -- Manny-acs are a mighty eloquent bunch -- there are some that really touch me. Those that have particularly struck a cord with me are marked with an *

Note: You will notice a few gaps. I have a bunch of essays saved in my sister's computer in Georgia and some sweet Manny-acs also saved some for me ... due to lack of any regulated computer time, I didn't want to get all of those until I could work on them, on the other hand I didn't want to let the essays that I've been compiling since mid-June keep building up, so thus the gap in essay numbers.


  • 200. "Commitment" by GrannyC.
        In Response to "A Manny Baby?"

  • 199. "A Manny Baby?" by Renee

  • 198. "Michelle, That Still Beating Mass of Tissue You are Standing On is My Heart" by Merryll

  • 197."The Buzz on the Birth Control Spoiler" by kristi k.

  • 196. "'You Don't Know Me'" by Melissa

  • 195. "Superficial Thoughts" by Tracee

  • 194. "A Happy Aura" by Airpoet

  • 193. "Much of Manny in Romantic Fantasies" by kristi k.
        In Response to "Return of the Complexity"

  • 192. "Return of the Complexity" by Kristie
        In Reponse to "Jumble of Memories"

  • 191. "Jumble of Memories" by kristi k.

  • 190. "Methinks the Lady Doth Protest Too Much" by Airpoet.

  • 189. "That Intimate Connection" by Tracee
        In Response to "Stages of Danny Falling"

  • 188. "That Diner Stare was IT" by Liz M
        In Response to "Stages of Danny Falling"

  • 187. "Stages of Danny Falling" by Kristie

  • 186. "Recognition of Their Connection" by kristi k.
        In Response to "From Moment One"

  • 185. "From Moment One" by Tracee

  • 184. "The Next Step was Love" by Liz M

  • 183. "Yummy Danny and Happy Michelle" by kristi k.

  • 182. "A Brief Thanksgiving Revisit" by Tracee

  • 181. "Companion FF Guide to Last Week (July 19 to July 23) ... " by Kristie

  • 180. "S-E-X  Like a Lightning Bolt! by Jennifer H. *

  • 179. "Manny Magic" by Analee

  • 178. "Forgiveness" by Airpoet

  • 177. "Danny's Wish" by LizM

  • 176. "Okay, Who are You? And What Have You Done with the Real Michelle and Danny?" by Meryll

  • 175. "Manny Summer Theme: Living in the Present?" by kristi k. *

  • 174. "Innocence vs. Experience" by Airpoet *

  • 173. "The Vulnerability of Danny" by Tracee

  • 172. "Michelle's Sexual Maturity" by Jenn

  • 171. "I Saw Your Tongue, It Licked My Heart" by Tracee *

  • 170. "I've Come To a Conclusion Regarding My Viewing ..." by Tracee

  • 169. "Reasonable Expectations" by Tracee *

  • 168. "The Why of the 'Little C'" by LizM

  • 167. "The Eye of the Storm" by Airpoet

  • 166. "The 'Dumbing Down' of Manny" by Kristie

  • 165. "More Manny Summer Thoughts" by Marie

  • 164. "Who is Writing for Manny?" by LizM.

  • 163. "Keep a Triangle Out of the Manny Equation" by Airpoet

  • 162. "The Manny Summer So Far ... " by kristi k.

  • 161. "It's The Time of the Season for Love" by Tracee

  • 160. "Center Stage" by Airpoet

  • 159. "I'm Mad as Hell and I'm Not Going to Take It Anymore! I want Emotional Pitstops!" by Erica

  • 158. "Monday Was *REALLY* Erotic. Dang!" by Tracee

  • 157. "Carmen's Real Fear Concerning Michelle" by Erica

  • 156. "Hello?! Romance, Please!!" by Jennifer H.

  • 155. "The Perfect Tableau" by Jennifer H.

  • 154. "What are They Fighting For?" by Melissa

  • 153. "Just Another Movement in an Unfinished Symphony" by Melissa

  • 152. "Manny's Paradise" by Airpoet

  • 151. "Loving Manny Monday" by ?? ... someone please claim this!

  • 150. "Yesterday was about Romance and Discovery" by Essie
        In Response to "Skirting the Dangerous Pit of Boring"

  • 149. "Skirting the Dangerous Pit of Boring" by Kat

  • 148. "Making Love vs. Sex" by GrannyC

  • 147. "Maybe It's Just the Heat Affecting My Brain" by Tracee

  • 146. "Soul Illumination" by Tah*

  • 145. "Where to Begin ... " by Airpoet

  • 144. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly on Freaky Friday" by Kristie

  • 143. "Woods and Woulds indeed!" by Melissa
        In Response to "Into the Woods/Woulds ..."

  • 142. "Into the Woods/ Woulds ..." by elle

  • 141. "The Unreality was Too Much" by Rose
        In Response to "Real vs. Unreal"

  • 140. "It's in the Execution" by Kristie
        In Response to "Real vs. Unreal"

  • 139. "Real vs. Unreal" by Melissa

  • 138. "Plot Twists - Unexpected and Not" by LizM
        In Response to "A Few Thoughts"

  • 137. "A Few Thoughts" by elle

  • 116. "'Till Death Do Us Part'"by Jennifer H.

  • 101. "The Man in Black and His Pink Lady" by Jennifer H. *

  • 89. "Consummation + Danny and Michelle = Baby?" by Tracee

  • 88. "Danny and Michelle ... and Baby Makes Three?" by Kristie

  • 87. "Redefinitions: On Saints, Sinners, Selflessness, and Selfishness " by BettyM

  • 86. "The Lighthouse Revisited -- Brief" by Tracee

  • 85. "Danny and Michelle, The End, Part II" by Liz M

  • 84. "Daniel Santos: A Fascinating Portrait of a Tormented Man" by Tracee
        In Response to "Danny's Position in the Family"

  • 83. "Of Mick and Danny" by Melissa
        In Response to "Danny's Position in the Family" and "Prince Danny"

  • 82. "Danny's Position in the Family" by Marie
        In Response to "Crown-Prince Danny of the Santos Dynasty"

  • 81. "Prince Danny" by Tracee
        In Response to "Crown-Prince Danny of the Santos Dynasty"

  • 80. "Crown-Prince Danny of the Santos Dynasty" by Melissa

  • 79. "The Danger Element" by Portia
        In Response to "The Dangerous Sexuality of Danny"

  • 78. "The Dangerous Sexuality of Danny" by kristi

  • 77. "A Michelle-Less Danny is a Shallow Mick-Wanna-Be" by Tracee

  • 76. "Michelle Needs to Fight for Danny" by meghan

  • 75. "Building a Bedrock" by elle

  • 74. "Why I Watch and Understanding Danny" by Barbara

  • 73. "The Importance of the Manny Separation" by Rhonda

  • 72. "More Random Thoughts" by elle

  • 71. "Santos Family Dynamics" by Mlee

  • 70. "A Post-Break-up Review of Manny Scenes" by kristi

  • 69. "'This is Where I Met My First Wife.'" by kristi

  • 68. "Strong Opinions" by Malynda and Amanda

  • 67. "Manny's Future" by Melissa

  • 66. "More Thoughts (and How!) by Melissa

  • 65. "kristi's Letter to TPTB" by kristi

  • 64. "A Connection Establishing Separation" by Jennifer H.

  • 63. "Drew is Nothing Like Danny, Certainly Not Where It Counts: Character" by kristi

  • 62. "The Walking Vegetable's Point of View" by Melissa

  • 61. "Random Thoughts After a Manny-Less Week" by elle

  • 60. "Michelle's Mass of Emotions" by Kristie *
        In Response to "Michelle's Idea of Marriage -- 'Tis a Puzzlement"

  • 59. "A Couple of Thoughts" by Rose *

  • 58. "Michelle's Idea of Marriage -- 'Tis a Puzzlement" by Liz M.

  • 57. "What is Danny Afraid Of? His Feelings? Or Michelle's?" by Victoria

  • 56. "Highwire" by Rhonda *
        In Response to "Added Thoughts About Michelle"

  • 55. "Added Thoughts about Michelle" by Andrea
        In Response to "Ten Reasons Why I Don't Hate Michelle"

  • 54. "Ten Reasons Why I Don't Hate Michelle" by Kathy

  • 53. "Full Circle" by Melissa

  • 52. "Self-Control" by Kristie
        In Response to "Michelle's Dream and Danny's Need for Control"

  • 51. "Michelle's Dream and Danny's Need for Control" by kristi

  • 50. "Discomfort, Not Fear" by kristi

  • 49. "The Mere Mention of Her Name" by kristi

  • 48. "House of Bauer; House of Santos" by Melissa
        In Response to "Darkness and Light" and "Of Star-Crossed Lovers and Things ..."

  • 47. "Darkness and Light" by BettyM
       In Response to "Of Star-Crossed Lovers and Things ..."

  • 46. "Of Star-Crossed Lovers and Things ..." by Liz M *

  • 45. "Danny's Growing Up" by elle

  • 44. "Supercouples ... What are They and Why Manny has the Potential to be One" by Airica *

  • 43. "It's Magic" by Kristie *

  • 42. "Is Manny a Supercouple?" by kristi *

  • 41. "Star-Crossed Again"by BettyM

  • 40. "Definitions of 'Star-Crossed Lovers'" by Tracee *

  • 39. "In a Word ... No" by Kristie

  • 38. "An Ironic Twist of Fate" by Tracee

  • 37. "Rauch Knows [How Popular Danny and Michelle Are]" by kristi

  • 36. "Protection and Other Rants!" by Chrissy

  • 35. "Why I am Thrilled ... Happy!" by Kathy *

  • 34. "Why Manny, Not Drew and Danny, not Michelle and Jesse, Nor Any Other Such Un-Manny Pairings
    (Comparative Study with Othello)" by Melissa *

  • 33. "What Prompted My First Othello-Manny Essay and Other Manny Babbles"by Melissa
       In Response to "I Have to Take Care of You"

  • 32. "It's Just Sex" by Jennifer H. *

  • 31. "My Thoughts on Today -- March 22nd" by HollyJo

  • 30. "I Have to Take Care of You" by Jennifer H.

  • 29. "Major Revelations from Michelle, Both Conscious and Subconscious " by Airica *

  • 28. "Michelle's Confession and Dream ..." by Mamie

  • 27. "Goodbye" by Airica *

  • 26. "The Purpose of the Danny/Drew Connection" by kristi *

  • 25. "And the Beauty is That Falling in Love is Not the End of the Story ..." by kristi *
       In Response to "Is it Love?"

  • 24. "Is It Love?" by Jennifer H. *

  • 23. "The Role of Deitz in the Equation" by Marilea

  • 22. "The Strength of a Woman" by kristi

  • 21. "It's That Foreshadowing Business Again ... " by Kathy

  • 20. "Why There is No Cause For Worry" by kristi *

  • 19. "An Analysis of Character" by Pepper

  • 18. "Maybe It's Because She's Scared of the Truth?" by HollyJo *

  • 17. "The Positive Growth of The Manny Relationship" by Rhonda *

  • 16. "This Young Man is From a Blood Simple Culture! by BettyM

  • 15. "Michelle's Confession and Danny's Reaction" by kristi

  • 14. "A League of Their Own by BettyM.

  • 13. "My Wild Guess About What Will Happen Next ..." by Rhonda

  • 12. "Danny Complex -- Othello Allusions"by Melissa

  • 11. "What Today's Show Means" by kristi *

  • 10. "Hello, Michelle Sweetie, It's Called D-E-N-I-A-L!" by Tracee *

  • 9. "Danny's Manhandling, Part II" by Andrea

  • 8. "Danny's Manhandling" by kristi *

  • 7. "Mama's Boy" by Jennifer H.

  • 6. "It's Turning Me into Something That I Swore I Never Would Become" by kristi

  • 5. "Let's Call It a Plot Twist, Shall We?" by Jennifer H.

  • 4. "Amazing!" by Kathy

  • 3. "You Know Yesterday Wasn't So Bad" by Tracee

  • 2. "My State of Depression and the Five Things I Used to Pull Myself Out of It" by HollyJo

  • 1. "Wonderful, Beautiful, Magical" by Jennifer H.


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